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In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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1954's Five Days (Paid To Kill) has an interesting plot device where our protagonist can only see one way out of all his troubles: hiring an assassin to wipe them and him out. Smokey's here to look at some real life instances of killers for hire and the pitfalls of employing their services.
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod
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“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod
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